Turkey-Syria Earthquakes

Turkey's President Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency across areas hit by Monday's deadly
earthquakes. Two extremely powerful quakes hit Turkey just nine hours apart. The first quake was a magnitude 7.5; the
second registered 7.8 on the Richter scale. They are among the biggest earthquakes ever to hit Turkey. They caused
huge loss of life and damage in southeast Turkey and in neighbouring Syria. President Erdogan warned of the danger
of a "large number of aftershocks". He said: "Our teams are working to reach the disaster areas.…We are rapidly
continuing the search and rescue operations…despite the difficulty of the conditions and the terrible weather."

The international community has promised support for Turkey and Syria. The EU has sent more than 1,150 rescue
workers. Emergency medical teams will provide "essential health care for the injured and most vulnerable people
affected by the earthquakes". Mexico has sent a team of dogs and rescuers who are experts in locating survivors in the
rubble. U.S. President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the
earthquakes". He promised to give "any help that is needed". Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "We mourn with
the victims and fear for those buried." Syria will also receive a lot of help. It has already suffered for years from war.
Vocabulary
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

1. The vice-president of Turkey declared a state of emergency. T / F

2. One big earthquake happened about nine hours after another in Turkey. T / F
3. One of the earthquakes was the biggest in Turkey's history. T / F
4. Turkey's president warned of the danger of many aftershocks. T/F
5. The EU has sent over 1,150 rescue workers to Turkey and Syria. T / F
6. Mexico has sent a team of dogs to help find survivors. T / F
7. U.S. President Joe Biden promised to provide any necessary help. T/F
8. The article says Syria would receive insufficient help. T / F
Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

Disaster powerful weather scale danger declared loss apart

declared
Turkey's President Erdogan has (1) _____________________ a three-month state of emergency across areas hit by Monday's deadly
powerful
earthquakes. Two extremely (2) _____________________ apart
quakes hit Turkey just nine hours (3) _____________________. The first quake
was a magnitude 7.5; the second registered 7.8 on the Richter scale
(4) _____________________. They are among the biggest earthquakes
loss
ever to hit Turkey. They caused huge (5) _____________________ of life and damage in southeast Turkey and in neighbouring Syria.
danger
President Erdogan warned of the (6) _____________________ of a "large number of aftershocks". He said: "Our teams are working to
disaster
reach the (7) _____________________ areas....We are rapidly continuing the search and rescue operations...despite the difficulty of the
weather
conditions and the terrible (8) _____________________."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

Vulnerable saddened promised suffered help rescue experts fear

promised
The international community has (9) _____________________ support for Turkey and Syria. The EU has sent more than 1,150 (10)
rescue
_____________________ workers. Emergency medical teams will provide "essential health care for the injured and most (11)
vulnerable
_____________________ people affected by the earthquakes". Mexico has sent a team of dogs and rescuers who are (12)
experts
_____________________ saddenned
in locating survivors in the rubble. U.S. President Joe Biden said he was "deeply (13) _____________________
help
by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquakes". He promised to give "any (14) _____________________ that is needed".
fear
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "We mourn with the victims and (15) _____________________ for those buried." Syria will also
suffered for years from war.
receive a lot of help. It has already (16) _____________________
Turkey's President Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency (1) ____ areas hit by Monday's deadly earthquakes. Two extremely
powerful quakes hit Turkey just nine hours (2) ____. The first quake was a magnitude 7.5; the second (3) ____ 7.8 on the Richter scale. They are
among the biggest earthquakes ever to hit Turkey. They caused huge (4) ____ of life and damage in southeast Turkey and in neighbouring Syria.
President Erdogan warned of the danger of a "large number (5) ____ aftershocks". He said: "Our teams are working to reach the disaster areas....We
are rapidly continuing the search and rescue operations... (6) ____ the difficulty of the conditions and the terrible weather."

The international community has promised (7) ____ for Turkey and Syria. The EU has sent more than 1,150 rescue workers. Emergency medical
teams will provide "essential health (8) ____ for the injured and most vulnerable people affected by the earthquakes". Mexico has sent a team of dogs
and rescuers who are (9) ____ in locating survivors in the rubble. U.S. President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened by the loss of life and
devastation caused (10) ____ the earthquakes". He promised to give "any help that is (11) ____". Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "We mourn
with the victims and (12) ____ for those buried." Syria will also receive a lot of help. It has already suffered for years from war.

Which of these words go in the above text?

1. (a) across (b) above (c) among (d) about

2. (a) part (b) parts (c) apart (d) a part
3. (a) registry (b) registers (c) registered (d) registration
4. (a) lost (b) loses (c) loss (d) losing
5. (a) of (b) on (c) at (d) by
6. (a) spite (b) despite (c) spate (d) in spite
7. (a) supporter (b) supporting (c) supportive (d) support
8. (a) cared (b) care (c) cares (d) carer
9. (a) expats (b) expects (c) experts (d) expands
10. (a) on (b) by (c) at (d) of
11. (a) needy (b) needs (c) needing (d) needed
12. (a) afraid (b) fear (c) frighten (d) scary
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